Effect of self-care management protocol on controlling patients with asthmatic disease

Abstract

Background: Asthma is a complex chronic disease affecting patients of all ages. Poor control of asthma symptoms is associated with higher frequencies of exacerbation and comorbidities. With efficient control on asthma, the undesirable effects of asthma can be prevented, and the individual can have a normal and healthy life. Objective: Evaluate the effect of self- care management on controlling patients with asthmatic disease. Sample: A purposive sample of sixty-five adult asthmatic patients (male and female). Tools: Two tools were used. First Tool: Patient’s Health Assessment sheet: includes two parts. First Part: Socio-demographic data. Second Part: History and current medical data. Second Tool: Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ). Results: Majority of the patients did not control their asthma. After one month from application of self-care management education, more than half of the study subjects had well controlled asthma, and half of the study subjects had moderately controlled asthma on follow up after 3 months. Conclusion: Based upon the results of this study, it could be concluded that the implementation of self-care management education affected positively and helped in improving disease control and patient outcomes of asthmatic patients compared to pre-self-care management education implementation. Recommendation: Continuity of asthma self-management programs with an emphasis on management behaviors, particularly the avoidance of asthmatic triggers and the control of asthma attacks; expands the study to include a wider sample from other regions to draw broader conclusions.